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Criminal Justice Today Twelfth Edition CHAPTER Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21 st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Policing: Purpose and Organization 6
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Chapter Agenda Explain the police mission in democratic societies Discuss the five core operational strategies of today’s police departments Summarize the typical organizational structure of a police department Compare and contrast the three most common policing styles Compare the role of American police in post 9/11environment with their pre-9/11 role
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Chapter Agenda Explain how police discretion affects contemporary law enforcement Summarize the importance of police professionalism and integrity as well as three methods for building them Describe three ethnic and gender diversity issues in policing, including ways to resolve them
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Learning Objective Explain the police mission in democratic societies
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved The Police Mission Enforcing the law Apprehending offenders Preventing crime Preserving the peace Providing services
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Learning Objective Discuss the five core operational strategies of today’s police departments
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Five Core Operational Strategies 1.Preventive patrol 2.Routine incident response 3.Emergency response 4.Criminal investigation 5.Problem solving
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Learning Objective Summarize the typical organizational structure of a police department
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Organizational Structure of a Police Department Divisions Authority Roles Line Field activities Supervisory activities Staff Administration Training
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Learning Objective Compare and contrast the three most common policing styles
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Policing Styles Watchman Order and maintenance Legalistic Enforce to the letter of the law Service Helpers, soldiers in a war on crime
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Police-Community Relations Increased social disorganization during 1960s and 1970s Three main strategies 1.Strategic 2.Problem-solving 3.Community
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Learning Objective Compare the role of American police today in the post-9/11 environment with their pre- 9/11 role
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Post-9/11 Policing Increased time and resources preparing for possible terrorist attacks Intelligence gathering Information sharing across jurisdictions and between agencies Fusion centers Racial profiling
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Learning Objective Explain how police discretion affects contemporary law enforcement
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Police Discretion The exercise of choice by law enforcement officers Decision to investigate or apprehend The disposition of suspects The carrying out of official duties The application of sanctions
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Learning Objective Summarize the importance of police professionalism and integrity as well as three methods for building them
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Profession Organized undertaking characterized by a body of specialized knowledge acquired through extensive education and by a well-considered set of internal standards and ethical guidelines that hold members of profession accountable to one another and to society
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Learning Objective Describe three ethnic and gender diversity issues in policing, including ways to resolve them
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Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century, 12e Frank Schmalleger Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved Ethnic and Gender Issues in Policing Female officers Increasing Minority women are underrepresented 1990 to 2000 African American police increased 35% Hispanic police officers increased by 93%
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